The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-07
sundav-sohoor Convention,


In pursuance Of a call BY the committee OF
Somerset Chassis ofthe Reformed church, the
Third Annual Snnday-school Convention
met in lockwood Tuesday evening, Aug 3d.
Amer singing and prayer service by Rev.
Reiter the pastor in an address welcomed the
delegates TO the homes of the people of Rock
wood and spoke of the importance of Sun
day school instruction and hoped the ses-
sions would prove interesting and profitable.
resulting in much good Rev. Reiter re-
sponded ON behalf of the delegates TO the
words of welcome and also spoke of the inn
portance of religions training of the young,
that they may grow in usefulness and be of
greater service to the Master
The convention then organized electing
the following officers: President, Rev l. "
Berger Vice President. DR. r. II Patterson !:
Secretary, j. C. Weller; Treasurer Rev Rob
ert Boyle
WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION
Opened with singing and prayer service by
Rev. Berger. The president announced the
following committees:
On reports OF sunday-schools: Rev H.
King, G. A. Walter. Mrs. W. d. Lefever.
On Resolutions Rev g. A. Schwedes. J.
d. Meese, J. C. Youngerman.
Manager of Question box: ID. j. Homer
The topic Teachers qualification and
preparation was then discussed being as
signed the Secretary, who thought that teach
..usl
from those of the school best qualified to
teach, and while many do not measure up to
our ideal teacher they are doing excellent
work. Mrs. Berger followed in the discus
sion with a carefully prepared paper setting
forth her views as to a properly qualified
teacher, and thought teachers should visit
scholars at their homes and be interested in
them at other times and places than the Sun
day-school, for, in carrying water persons
to have the greatest force or power, do not
carry the buckets at arms length, but bring
them near them; so with pupils. teachers
must feel interested in them-get near them
in order to do the best teaching and to exert
the greatest influence over them. Then fol-
lowed an interesting discussion of the ques-
ton by Revs. Lefevre, King, Heller, schick,
Schwedes, J. d. Meese, c. A. Walter and 9TH
ers.
After music :" The Importance of Scripture
Study was the next topic Prof. Meese
opening the discussion, who in well chosen
words spoke of the beautiful sayings of the
sacred writers, and deplored the fact that the
precious word of God is not being studied or
even read by many who profess to be follow
ers of the meek and Iowly Savior. Study
the scripture forit creates u love for God, and
is a great comfort. In it we have two pic
tures-in Adams fall we have pictured the
evil and wickedness of sinful man. and in
Christ the perfect man, pure, holy and right
eous. The subject being also assigned to d.
j. Horner he read a well prepared paper
showing the advantages of scripture study
Rev. Kremer followed saying that while he
did not approve of all the doings of Moody
he recognized his wonderful familiarity with
the scriptures, which gives 10 him much of
his power and influence as an evangelist.
He also instanced Webster as being able to
quote many passages of scripture, and draw
ing from their wordings many of his loftiest
flights of eloquence. He named Ulrich
Zwingli, the founder of the Reformed church
as another who was able to quote from the
scripture in the original Greek with such
aptness as to overcome his most formidable